Comments on: The Question of Deadly Force http://gayconservative.org/2009/06/30/the-question-of-deadly-force/ Resource for Gay Conservatives Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:34:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Question of Deadly Force http://gayconservative.org/2009/06/30/the-question-of-deadly-force/#comment-7936 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:11:30 +0000 http://gayconservative.org/?p=1675#comment-7936 [...] Original post Share and Enjoy: [...]

]]> By: AndyB http://gayconservative.org/2009/06/30/the-question-of-deadly-force/#comment-7935 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:17:16 +0000 http://gayconservative.org/?p=1675#comment-7935 “No greater wrong can ever be done than to put a good man at the mercy of a bad, while telling him not to defend himself or his fellows; in no way can the success of evil be made surer or quicker.” –President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
I agree with your reasoning on HP ammo. I carried the most effective ammunition and the most effective firearm because I would rather live than die. However, most people (especially people who lived in cities all their life) look at the act of protecting yourself (including learning defensive skills, or, as they would put it, how to hurt someone) as a criminal act. Gunowners have been successfully demonized. Would it have turned out better had the dogs attacked the hiker and permanently crippled him? Some would have us take that path, but of course would not take it themselves. This is a shame and I hope it does not stand.

]]> By: John in CA http://gayconservative.org/2009/06/30/the-question-of-deadly-force/#comment-7923 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:52:45 +0000 http://gayconservative.org/?p=1675#comment-7923 This is an odd case. People who kill in self defense do exactly what the accused did or very close to it. They try to help the victim, notify the authorities, and they answer all questions. They don’t flee the scene. They don’t destroy evidence. They don’t tell lies.

]]> By: airforcewife http://gayconservative.org/2009/06/30/the-question-of-deadly-force/#comment-7918 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:08:45 +0000 http://gayconservative.org/?p=1675#comment-7918 I believe this case was featured on American Justice, or one of those A&E type shows. I saw it.

And I’m concerned that so much was ignored in the decision. The decision to use force to save one’s life is not only a difficult one, but of necessity must be done on the spur of the moment. You do not have time to think and re-think and draw up a pro and con list, you have to make an immediate assessment, because either way your life depends on your answer.

Too many people in our society are so far removed from any sort of immediate and looming threat that they can’t conceive such threats exist, and such people make their opinions and legal decisions (when on juries) accordingly.

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